It was the summer of 2015 and I was sitting in our local theater preparing to watchPixar’s latest film, Inside Out. I wasn’t sure what to expect since their two previous films(Brave and Monsters University) were hit-and-miss with theatergoers and critics alike.To attempt what looked like an animated film disguised as a psychological study of…
It was always an unenviable task to return to Riley’s mind. In 2015’s marvellous Inside Out, Pixar created a world that felt entirely fresh. With emotional depth (pun intended), the film was lauded for its brilliance and originality. As a result, one can’t blame fans for fearing its sequel. After all, the first film was such…
As we continue to move through the haze of the pandemic, sometimes it can feel like an endless haze has descended upon us all. Stuck in a seemingly endless mid-point, we continue to look beyond the COVID world, squinting to see some form of hope on the other side. It?s for that reason that actor…
Sometimes, when you can?t see beyond, it?s only the belief in something more that keeps you going. Directed by Yuusuke Hirota,?Poupelle of Chimney Town?takes place in a city covered by a thick layer of black smoke that has prevented its population from ever seeing the sky. Though the people have accepted the darkness, young Lubicchi…
?Lucy, I?m home.? Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez were the biggest TV stars (by far) of the 1950s. Their show I Love Lucy was seen by up to 60 million people a week. That show took us into the home of Ricky and Lucy Ricardo, a small apartment filled with hilarity. But of course what…
Clifford the Big Red Dog?understands how important it is to #LoveBig. Set in the urban jungle of New York City,?Clifford, the Big Red Dog?tells the story of Emily Elizabeth (Darby Camp), a young girl who is finding it hard to fit into her new school. Cared for by her Uncle Casey (Jack Whitehall) while her…
Hallowe?en has come early. To kick off its ?Hallowstream? Event, Disney+ offers its latest gift in the form of Lego Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, it?s latest entry into the long-running animated franchise. Following last year?s Lego Star Wars Holiday Special, Tales continues to lean into the holiday-themed material with an episode devoted to the Dark Side and its minions. Terrifying…
Life is hard every day. But?Nine Days?suggests that the work beforehand can be just as challenging. Set in the world before this one,?Nine Days?follows Will (Winston Duke), an arbiter who judges which souls shall have the opportunity to inhabit the bodies of the living. Whenever a position opens up, Will meets with potential applicants who…
Everyone believes that they know the lives of celebrities from their social media. But what if you discovered that you knew one of them before they were famous and wanted to contact them again? Written and directed by Scott Abrahamson, Eat Wheaties! tells the story of Sid Straw (Tony Hale), an everyman who is frequently shunned by…
To infinity and beyond… the house? In Toy Story 4, the latest (and final?) entry into the beloved franchise, Woody and the gang take a trip out on a the open road with Bonnie and her parents. Along the way, when her latest ‘creation’ Forky goes out on the run, Woody ventures out on his…
